We have a pleasure to inform you about the Scientific and Industrial Forum “Technical Renovation of Machine-Building Complex. Special Laser and Optical Technologies”, which will take place in Ekaterinburg from October 20th to 22nd 2009. In the framework of this forum a theoretical and practical conference will be held devoted to the problems of technical renovation, specialization and cooperation of machine-building enterprises, elaboration and introduction of special-purpose laser and optical technologies at the enterprises of the Urals Region as well as a Specialized Exhibition “Laser and Optical Technologies. Engineering Tools - 2009”.

A special exposition of tools manufactured by mechanical engineering companies of the Sverdlovsk Region will be organized at the exhibition in the framework of tool production development in the area, with a view of attracting the world leaders in tool producing for further creation of joint ventures and tool technology transfer.
The organizers of the Forum are the Union of Defense Industries of the Sverdlovsk Region, the Union of Mechanical Engineering Enterprises of the Sverdlovsk Region and CJSC “Association “Universal Exhibitions’.

The Forum will be held under the support of the Sverdlovsk Region Government, the Ekaterinburg City Administration, the International Scientific and Technical Organization “Laser Association” and the All-Russia Public Organization “Union of Mechanical Engineers of Russia”.

The Scientific and Industrial Forum on Technical Renovation of Machine-Building Complex has been held in Ekaterinburg since 2006. In 2008, the Forum included a theoretical and practical conference, the opening of the Urals Laser Innovation-Technological Center, the exhibition “Engineering Tools - 2008”, and a joint sitting of the Presidium of the Defense Industry Enterprises Union and the Sverdlovsk Region Union of Mechanical Engineering Enterprises. It hosted 46 companies from Russia, Germany, Italy, Austria and Bulgaria. The exhibition demonstrated more than 30 units of full-scale modern metalworking and laser equipment manufactured by Russian and foreign companies. At the stands of 8 companies from 3 to 8 machine-tools worked permanently in the mode of real parts machining. The enterprises of the Sverdlovsk Region defense industry and mechanical engineering having their own tooling facilities exhibited their products with the purpose to extend branch cooperation. The exhibition was visited by more than 2000 technical specialists from industrial companies of the Urals Region.

We kindly invite you to take part in the Forum of 2009 !.

As to organizational details pertaining to participation in the Forum please refer to CJSC “Association “Universal Exhibitions” (project coordinator Ms.Olga Nesterova).
Tel./fax: (343) 355-01-42 (46, 49)
E-mail: daria@unexpo.ru